Judge, 1925-05-09 · page 31 of 36
Judge — May 9, 1925 — page 31: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains three distinct humor pieces rather than political cartoons: **"The Bus Conductor Entertains"** is a comic narrative about a working-class bus conductor who becomes an unexpected entertainer at a dinner party. The joke satirizes social pretension: the conductor's "general stupidity and lack of geographical knowledge" (demonstrated by anecdotes) is presented as somehow charming entertainment for upper-class guests. The humor mocks both the conductor's ignorance and the guests' patronizing amusement at his expense—typical class-based humor of the era. **"You Should Meet Betty"** is a brief marital joke: a husband's absent-minded response to his wife's panic about their baby swallowing ink ("Write with a pencil") demonstrates the comedic "illogical husband" trope common to period humor. The page is primarily **advertising** for beauty treatments, canoes, and songwriting services, interspersed with these short humor pieces. There is no significant political content or caricature requiring historical context.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
= ee - —> i i ui Patient Huspasp—I're Now Pm going to tell you just what U really think about you. The Bus Conductor Enter- tains As Front doorbell rings. announe- “ ing arrival of ¢ out into hallway, ters and caution eryone to hold fast mounting stairs. Ushers party in taller chandelier. Miter all have been seated, his little bow. childlike, sevings bank and invites contribu. ‘ans over banis- arlor, warning low members of hanging displays: dime her offers change to those vot coins of required de- en entertains with several iMustrating the of ) choiee aneedotes general stupidity and lack hical knowles ur f pas m. He notices for first time that there Later. guests file into din You Should Meet BETTY! | | heen waiting for thie opportunity all day, dear. —Galery are two more persons to eat than ces set. supon dismisses two guests. ‘They. accepting their ill luck good naturedly, ask him what they're He informs them that there is plenty of room upstairs. Robert Cyril O'Brien supposed t tae An absent-minded man was deep in his work when his wife called out tohin: “Henry! Baby has swallowed all the ink in the inkpot! Whatever shall we . “Write with a pencil, 1 suppose.” was the dream) Bits (Landon) We hear tha to London wa the facilities park their cars in the streets, until he learned that he had been looking ata traflie block, an American visitor enthusiastic about anted motorists to Landon Opinion Complexions Remade In 5 Nights -Or No Cost! Amazing new face (worn while and other skin ble ishes in five nights— no cost if it fails. oupon, NOW THOMPSON BARLOW CO., Inc. Dept. F-125, 130 W. 31st St., THOMPSON BARLOW CO., Inc Dept. F-125, 130 W. 31et St., N.Y. ADDIE erry ATATS ‘Old Town Canoes” - | Double the charm of your outing Wax you plan your vacation this year, be sure to include an “OW Town ¢ in those plans ‘Old Towns nd quickly aud easily ta beautiful dels. The easonable Is in full py today th Street SONG WriTERS/Qem e? “Rovatty will be paid 05 songs found suitable for publication. Sebmit your manuscripts fot immediate examination EQUITABLE MUSIC CORPORATION IR Broadway New York City Waive ton” Fee Book™ Song Writing comicbooks.com